In every state in the South, the percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher who were born outside the state exceed the percentage born in-state, reflecting their dependence on imported talent over building their own talent-development systems. In Virginia, the Southern state with the highest percentage of residents with a B.A. or…

This study uses the best available national data to project future supply and demand for occupations associated with the energy industry for each Appalachian state, and the number of people enrolled in and graduating from programs in the Region's institutions of higher education that will be available to meet or exceed the demand. The report…

Questionnaires were mailed to persons who received a baccalaureate degree in home economics education from an Alabama college or university from 1973-77. Data on employment status from the 264 respondents was studied in correlation with information on home economics teacher supply and demand. The tight job market is discussed. (SJL)

A project compared the results of two 1989 studies examining the last decade (1978-88) of home economics education college graduates from Pennsylvania and Alabama. Both studies used a mailed questionnaire to graduates. Tincher used a 100 percent sample of Alabama's 401 graduates; Olson used a 50 percent stratified random sample of 728 Pennsylvania…